All posts by Samantha Andujar
DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY A CONVERSATION WITH TONY PERRY OF PIERCE THE VEIL When it comes to bands like Pierce The Veil, none is as ambitious, forward-thinking, or consistent. Collide The Sky and Misadventures were success stories that continued [...]
The Sword Apocryphon (10th Anniversary Edition) Craft Recordings Bands like The Sword have always confidently found themselves at the forefront of retro-metal. Colouring and successfully merging classic doom metal, 70’s psychedelic [...]
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Silverstein Arrivals & Departures (15th Anniversary Edition) Craft Recordings Looking back on Silverstein’s Arrivals & Departures, it’s a listening experience met with mixed emotions but one that brought about an evolved [...]
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Polyphia Remember That You Will Die Rise Records When looking at heavyweight metal bands like Polyphia, it’s easy to see why they are not only one of the biggest instrumental acts in the genre but also in the world. Since they came onto [...]
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Danny Goo Butterflies Atoned Music For years solo pop-punk-rap artist Danny Goo has perfected the cocktail of mixing both music genres. When entering the scene with his first EP, Danny Goo showed a grasp of writing intimate lyrics while [...]
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Projected Hypoxia Rat Pak Records New York rock and metal band Projected has been called a supergroup not just because of members John Connolly (Sevendust), Eric Friedman (Tremonti), Vinnie Hornsby (Sevendust), and Scott Phillips (Alter Bridge) [...]
Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage: Live At The Palladium Metal Blade Records Killswitch Engage has stood the test of time by being one of the most accomplished bands in the metal scene today. For a band that has many record-breaking [...]
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Taking Back Sunday Tell All Your Friends (20th Anniversary Edition) Craft Recordings When looking back at the early wave of 2000’s bands that helped shape the emo, pop-punk, and post-hardcore scene, no band is more fondly or memorably [...]
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Silverstein Misery Made Me UNFD/NSEW Recordings Over the years, many will have formed a variety of different opinions when it comes to post-hardcore heavy-hitters, Silverstein. But when it comes to redeveloping soundscapes for every album [...]
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Simple Plan Harder Than It Looks Independent Simple Plan has always reigned supreme when we look to the kings that rule the pop-punk realm. They not only shaped the genre, but emerging bands have also used them as the pillar of influence on [...]
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Lights Pep Fueled By Ramen Few artists in the pop arena are as unique or as adventurous when it comes to electro-rock artists like Lights. Throughout her career, her music is hardly what you would call mainstream alternative pop music. Looking [...]
HEAVY STEPS ON HOLLOW GROUND A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW NEUFELD OF COMEBACK KID: PART TWO From start to finish, Heavy Steps is a high-octane, aggressive, and technically successful percussive record. Tracks like “Crossed” and [...]
HEAVY STEPS ON HOLLOW GROUND A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW NEUFELD OF COMEBACK KID: PART ONE Comeback Kid have been innovating the hardcore genre for the past 20 years. Never being a band to stay tied to the same old tricks within the music [...]
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COMEBACK KID HEAVY STEPS NEW DAMAGE RECORDS/NUCLEAR BLAST Hardcore leviathans Comeback Kid have been in the genre game for 20 years. With years comes experience and knowing how to work the genre field to your favour. Comeback Kid has never [...]
CUE THE CURTAIN CALL, ROLL THE CREDITS, IT’S OVER A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL KOEHLER OF SILVERSTEIN When it comes to bands like Silverstein, they seem to have been through it all. From Discovering The Waterfront to A Beautiful Place To [...]
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The All-American Rejects Move Along (Hyper Deluxe Reissue) Dark Operative Everyone remembers when bands like The All American Rejects began to surface in the rock scene early 2000s. A contagious earworm for the audio senses is an understatement [...]
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MAYDAY PARADE WHAT IT MEANS TO FALL APART RISE RECORDS Since 2005, Mayday Parade has been a strong presence in the pop-punk and alternative scene. An unwavering sound for the past 16 years that seems to mature and get more solid with time, [...]
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Coldplay Music Of The Spheres Warner Music When looking at music that takes us to a place among the stars and planets, there is a certain mystery, splendor, and allure that comes with it. When looking at Coldplay’s latest album, Music Of [...]
WELCOME TO HORRORWOOD A CONVERSATION WITH SPENCER CHARNAS OF ICE NINE KILLS Ice Nine Kills is as illustrious as it is fascinating. One of the most unique bands in the alternative scene to date, it has an extraordinary history, spanning from 2007 [...]
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Poppy Flux Sumerian Records When looking at Poppy’s career over the best few years, her musical style has been undeniably alluring, confident, and dynamic in her delivery. Her releases have proven that she can tackle a myriad of genres to [...]
The Used Heartwork (Deluxe Edition) Big Noise Music Group The Used have had nothing short of a spectacular run of a career since they first began to trailblaze the scene in the early 2000s with their 2002 release of their self-titled album. They [...]
Jinjer Wallflowers Napalm Records When looking at metal bands in the scene currently, some float to the top of the pool almost instantaneously. Jinjer is one of them. One of the hardest working bands in the scene, Jinjer has worked undoubtedly [...]
NEW HIGHS, NEW LOWS A CONVERSATION WITH WE WERE SHARKS We Were Sharks have been together for the past ten years. This not only shows commitment to their craft, but a well-seasoned band that has gone through the motions of what it’s been [...]
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Touché Amoré Lament Epitaph Records Los Angeles post-hardcore band, Touché Amoré, has come to lighten things up with their fifth studio release, Lament. Since their inception back in 2007, Touché Amoré has tackled a myriad of tough subjects such [...]
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